"Contests can be the quickest route to an editor or agent, particularly one such as Great Expectations that has category-specific score sheets.  I credit contests  helping me sell and establishing my name.”

Diana Love Snell

WORTH EVERY RISK

Silhouette Intimate Moments, March 2005

2006 RITA® WINNER


 

2005 GREAT EXPECTATIONS CONTEST WINNERS


 HISTORICAL CATEGORY -- Mara Sorkin

                                                            Pocket Books

FIRST:     Forever Yours  by Janmarie Pizzanello
SECOND:  A Kiss Before Midnight  by Tami Cowden
THIRD:     Lady Patriot  by Laurie Hahn
FOURTH:  A Kiss Before Dawn  by Tami Cowden
FIFTH:    To Be A Countess  by Omolara Biggs


  LONG CONTEMPORARY CATEGORY -- Laura Shin

                                                                                  Silhouette Books

FIRST (request for full): Trust Me, Trust You  by Ellen Hartman
 SECOND:  Leap of Faith  by Sharon Calvin
THIRD:     Out of the Ashes  by Sharon Calvin
FOURTH:  Love By Bequest  by Anna Sugden
FIFTH:     Forever Kind of Guy  by Carol Burnside
Honorable Mention: Riding For A Fall  by Katie McGuinness


  ROMANTIC SUSPENSE CATEGORY -- Serena Jones

                                                                                New American Library

FIRST (request for partial): The Ritual  by Cassondra Murray
 SECOND: Murder, Mayhem and Mama  by Christie Craig
THIRD:    Finding Trouble  by Laurie Kellogg
FOURTH: Oracle  by Liz Roadifer
FIFTH:    Stolen Moments  by Andrea Giest
Honorable Mention: No Forever Promises  by Sandra Ferguson

 

 SHORT CONTEMPORARY CATEGORY -- Anna Corey-Watson

                                                                                     Silhouette Books

FIRST (request for partial): Angel In Training  by Kimberly Duffy
 SECOND (request for full): Maggie's Makeovers  by Lee McKenzie McAnally
THIRD:     Affairs of the Heart  by Patricia Vermeire
FOURTH: Sweet Surrender  by Yvonne Harris
FIFTH:     Forever Her Hero  by Kimberly Duffy

 

 SINGLE TITLE CATEGORY -- Melanie Murray

                                                               Warner Books

FIRST:    The Cook and the Playboy  by Edie Ramer
 SECOND: Iron Rainbow  by Yvonne Harris
THIRD:    No Promises  by Doris Rangel
FOURTH: Fool Me Once...  by Sherry Davis
FIFTH:    Passion's Cup  by Donna Gimarc


  SPECIALIZED CATEGORY -- Louisa Edwards

                                                              Berkley / Jove

 FANTASY, FUTURISTIC, PARANORMAL & TIME TRAVEL

FIRST (request for full): By Any Other Name  by Shannon Canard
 SECOND (request for full): Dead Girls Are Easy  by Terri Garey
THIRD (request for full): The Relic's Gift  by Cheryl Alldredge
FOURTH: Once Bitten, Never Shy  by Sharie Kohler
FIFTH:    Telling Time  the Heart  by William Haggart


  STEAMY HOT CATEGORY -- Kathryn Lye

                                                              Harlequin Blaze

FIRST (request for full): Private Dancer  by Tami Cowden
 SECOND:     Destination True Love  by Carla Williard
THIRD - tie: Tempt Me  by Linda Ingmanson
THIRD -tie:  Who's On Top  by Darese Cotton
FOURTH:     Beauty & the Billionaire  by Kelle Riley

 

 

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